diff --git a/moto/sqs/responses.py b/moto/sqs/responses.py
index b9bf9130aef2..484fe681dc6f 100644
--- a/moto/sqs/responses.py
+++ b/moto/sqs/responses.py
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ def create_queue(self):
         template = Template(CREATE_QUEUE_RESPONSE)
         return template.render(queue=queue)
 
+    def get_queue_url(self):
+        queue_name = self.querystring.get("QueueName")[0]
+        queue = sqs_backend.get_queue(queue_name)
+        template = Template(GET_QUEUE_URL_RESPONSE)
+        return template.render(queue=queue)
+
     def list_queues(self):
         queues = sqs_backend.list_queues()
         template = Template(LIST_QUEUES_RESPONSE)
@@ -143,6 +149,15 @@ def receive_message(self):
     </ResponseMetadata>
 </CreateQueueResponse>"""
 
+GET_QUEUE_URL_RESPONSE = """<GetQueueUrlResponse>
+    <GetQueueUrlResult>
+        <QueueUrl>http://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/123456789012/{{ queue.name }}</QueueUrl>
+    </GetQueueUrlResult>
+    <ResponseMetadata>
+        <RequestId>470a6f13-2ed9-4181-ad8a-2fdea142988e</RequestId>
+    </ResponseMetadata>
+</GetQueueUrlResponse>"""
+
 LIST_QUEUES_RESPONSE = """<ListQueuesResponse>
     <ListQueuesResult>
         {% for queue in queues %}
diff --git a/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py b/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
index 040a84afa693..eeb22ec96646 100644
--- a/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
+++ b/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ def test_create_queue():
     all_queues[0].get_timeout().should.equal(60)
 
 
+@mock_sqs
+def test_get_queue():
+    conn = boto.connect_sqs('the_key', 'the_secret')
+    conn.create_queue("test-queue", visibility_timeout=60)
+
+    queue = conn.get_queue("test-queue")
+    queue.name.should.equal("test-queue")
+    queue.get_timeout().should.equal(60)
+
+
 @mock_sqs
 def test_delete_queue():
     conn = boto.connect_sqs('the_key', 'the_secret')